Soul of Burning Steel

"It's not a common occurrence."

Not long after, the gravity imbalance disappeared, and Claire, who was slightly floating due to her light weight, fell back to the ground. She stabilized her figure, then shook her head, and said to Joshua and the others. : "This is not the plane of the earth element. Stable gravity is one of the foundations for the existence of the world. Its change means that the end of the world is approaching."

Shaking his head with some regret, the elf druid looked at this small world and said in a tone almost sighing: "In the elves' classics, the destruction of the world is divided into several omens, and the first omen, It is the extinguishment of the first fire.

In the deepest part of every world, there is an initial fire shining, providing it with the power of existence. When the initial fire is extinguished, it proves that the world is heading for real destruction. Otherwise, even if the world is overthrown, it is just a rebirth. .

And the second sign is that the oceans are frozen or evaporated, the water cycle disappears in the world, and countless space cracks appear.

Third, the atmosphere is filled with poisonous gas, the energy is exhausted, spells are completely useless, and fighting spirit will gradually be lost... All nature will be destroyed accordingly, and all creatures will become extinct.

And the fourth step is the overturning of the earth... Gravity does not exist, everything disintegrates.

The existence of fire, the time and space of water, the energy of air and the matter of the earth, their disorder, means that the world is beginning to collapse from the basic level, and now, the rain of steel and the imbalance of gravity are becoming more and more frequent, which proves that the world is moving towards destroy. "

Speaking of which, Clare looked around, she looked at Joshua, Moria and Rin seriously, and said in a rare serious tone: "We need to leave this world as soon as possible, maybe in a while, we will be Even the space-time channel will fail, and all of us will be swallowed up by the end of the world, it’s really impossible, even if it’s random teleportation, try it, even if it’s wandering to other unknown worlds, it’s better than here.”

"But the problem is that, according to the words of this artificial intelligence, no matter what time-space gate, there must be a wild god's lair around." The old dwarf subconsciously ground his teeth, and he frowned: "The last time you saw the wild god was probably a More than a hundred years ago, but I can see their images every day when I look up, and their numbers and horrors are engraved in my heart—it’s okay if it’s a lair, but not every time-space gate leads to Mycroft , which means that we need to break through many Rage God lairs to find a space-time passage leading to Mycroft."

Having said that, Moria shook his head and said, "It's difficult."

On the side, Joshua asked No. 3 directly: "Approximately how many Rage Gods are there in each Rage God lair?"

"The number is not very large, the few are only tens of thousands, but the large ones even have millions." No. 3 replied in detail: "Most of them are not very strong, but a few are very huge. , The mountain-like Rage Gods are very strong and troublesome, even I drive around and don't come into contact with them."

As she said that, she also projected the image of this desolate god.

Joshua raised his brows, and he could tell at a glance that the powerful Aragami mentioned by the artificial intelligence was exactly the same kind, or even the same one, as the Extremely Intense Aragami that appeared in the time-space gate of Moldova. Thinking of this, he subconsciously He clenched his fists: "There must be a time-space gate leading to the Mycroft Continent nearby, otherwise, it would not be there... No. 3, how many such powerful wild gods are there around here?"

"If it's on the Great Plains, there's only one."

"Then it can be confirmed that there is a time-space gate leading to Mycroft on the Great Plains."

The logic is very simple. The gods gathered near the space-time channel, and the warriors came to the Great Plains because of the teleportation, which means that the link between Mycroft and Karlis is near the Great Plains, and the only There is a wild god of extreme intent——now, as long as you find the location of that wild god of extreme intent, you will naturally find the time-space gate leading to Mycroft.

Regardless of whether it is sealed or not, at least the possibility is much greater than random searching.

"Very well, if you have any other information, please let me know."

Joshua knows that there is no need to talk to artificial intelligence. Even if number 3 is intelligent, it is a different existence from normal humans. Their logic is abnormal. If there are any questions or needs, just ask them directly. They don’t know anything Call polite and tactful.

The reason why he was so anxious before was because there was no water or food on the barren plain, so he needed to find a suitable source of supplies as soon as possible. When he came to the ecological cycle area in the Great Pyramid, Joshua was actually a little relieved. If you don’t have water and food—plant skins and roots are considered food—then time is not so urgent. According to the knowledge of his previous life, take a little more time. With the help of Claire, the spellcaster, and No. 3, It is not difficult to make a small time and space portal.

But now, according to Claire's words, the world is on the verge of destruction, so it's not the time to work on the time-space gate with peace of mind, and a safe method always needs plenty of time.

"Tens of thousands of wild gods... at least."

Hearing Rin's report, Moria turned his head and glanced at Joshua, and he frowned: "If it's a small lair, we can try it with the power of the three of us, Joshua, you are the guardian of chaos. Or, it is not difficult to restrain the Rage Gods and defeat them with the help of Claire and me, but more is dangerous."

"Can you go around? Or sneak in to avoid the Rage God."

Claire made a suggestion: "I don't want to fight head-on. I know deep invisibility and natural camouflage. You can try it."

"impossible."

Joshua shook his head. He looked at the detailed terrain map given by No. 3 and said, "Look, most of the time-space gates are in the center of the lair. Want to go around? Although Rage God has no brains, it is not difficult to detect us. As for the invisibility technique, it is useless to the Rage God who has no eyes at all and relies purely on sensing the power of order."

And when No. 3 watched the discussion among the three, he suddenly interjected: "Do you want to go to the Rage God's Lair?"

This artificial intelligence seems a little interested: "Actually, there is no need. If you want to see the gods, you will be able to see them soon-every time the gravity is out of balance, many gods will come to attack the fortress. According to the time estimate , not too long."

"...Next time this kind of information should be said earlier, No. 3."

After a pause, then sighed, Joshua looked back at the unarmed Moria and Clare, and could only helplessly say, "Do you have any weapons?"

"have."

Joshua asked directly and rudely, but No. 3 was more straightforward than a soldier—she directly mobilized the magic power of the fortress, took out a white spear and a brown staff from nowhere, then levitated with magic power, and handed it to Joshua said: "Since the evil god came to the world, all the weapons against the Rage God have been sealed up, and only a few weapons can be used. These two are the few good weapons that can be used."

Joshua took it, and then simply handed the sharp spear to Moria, and handed the brown staff to Clare, while the old dwarf waved the spear and shook his head: "It's not the hammer and The battle ax...well, it's still usable."

The elf didn't talk that much, she just shook the staff in her hand, the green light emerging from the top turned into the appearance of a pitcher plant, and then changed into the image of a man-eating tree, and then Claire nodded in satisfaction : "Unexpectedly good."

On the side of Joshua, Rin stood on tiptoe and said softly to the warrior: "These weapons have some similar auras, but there are many more auras of magical powers around..."

Halfway through the speech, the magical boy seemed to have thought of something, then shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking. According to No. 3, the surrounding area is a storage area. It is indeed normal to have many magical machines. After a thousand years, it is indeed very good to be able to produce two perfect weapons. It can be seen that this artificial intelligence is doing its best. of maintenance.

"Unlike you, these divine machine prototypes cannot resist the erosion of the evil god's breath, so it is difficult to take them out and use them. There must be very few such aliens that can ignore the evil god's erosion."

Following Rin's words, Joshua moved his arms and legs.

"It seems that you want to help me?"

No. 3 still looked expressionless and very calm, she shook her head and said: "It's not necessary, ordinary Rage Gods can't break through the automatic defense facilities, but can break through..."

"Make no mistake, AI."

After interrupting No. 3's words, Joshua sneered: "I just have an itchy hand, I'll help you, just do it."

After speaking, he looked at Rin again: "How are you doing? This is your first battle."

"I'm looking forward to it, Master."

With a chuckle, Rin also showed a smile similar to that of his master: "I can't wait."

"..."

After being interrupted, No. 3 was silent for a while, and continued: "Soldier with order, your weapon is very similar in structure to the weapon against the gods forged by the Karlisians, but the runes and magic circuits are slightly different. There are differences, but they are all cast using the crystals left by the Rage God."

There is a twist in the flow of magic power around this artificial intelligence, and she seems to be observing it in detail: "Give weapons artificial souls to resist the erosion of evil gods... This is far superior to the Karlisians, but there are still a few places that are not perfect, After repelling the Rage God later, I will give you the corresponding information to perfect this Mr. Weapon."

"Thank you...you can call me Joshua."

After thanking him, Joshua realized that he hadn't told No. 3 his name, and then he introduced everyone.

"...the pronunciation of your names is really strange."

After repeating the full names of Moria, Claire and others, No. 3 shook her head in a humane manner, and after a moment of silence, she said: "The attack of the Rage God is about to start, you really want to Go to the outside world to see? I must remind you that Rage God is very dangerous."

"certainly."

This time it was not Joshua who spoke, but Moria said in a deep voice. The old dwarf looked serious: "I don't know the fighting power of the Rage God in another world. How can I raid the Rage God's lair? We must take advantage of this battle to gather some information."

Now that Joshua and the others have made up their minds, No. 3 will stop admonishing her. She leans slightly, and then the projection gradually dissipates, but the calm voice still echoes in front of everyone: "Then, I won't stop you anymore...Left There is an emergency passage on the side, from where you can go directly to the outside of the fortress, I have given you the corresponding authority."

No. 3's projection completely disappeared. After Joshua and the others looked at each other, they didn't say much. Accompanied by the roar of the machine and the sound of gears running, an upward corridor opened on the left side of the ecological cycle area not far away. .

"Go up."

Joshua took the lead towards this corridor, and the others followed closely behind.

Passing through the spacious and silent steel passage, feeling the concentration of magic power gradually decrease, everyone did not speak, but moved forward in silence.

Not long after, the exit appeared.

After crossing the exit and coming to the outside world outside the protection of the fortress, a gust of black mist blew past. Joshua propped up a red battle hood to isolate himself from the outside world.

He stood on the steel base and looked up into the distance.

Rumbling winds swept across the earth, and at the end of the warrior's field of vision, an inexplicable light rose from the ground and turned into a beam of light to illuminate the sky, but the chaotic cloud curtain surged, stirring the sky into a black vortex, turning everything into darkness and shadows.

An inexplicable sound resounded in the heaven and earth, and the strange tremors began to shake everything. Accompanied by the violent wind that seemed to be sighing, on the vast barren wilderness, endless waves of dust were set off, and with the churning darkness and shadows, the black The red lines eroded the ground, they invaded, spread, jumped, and formed blood vessel-like veins.

It's like the flesh and blood of an evil god.

Seeing this scene, Joshua held Rin's hand, and Claire squeezed the ring and brown staff that Joshua gave her, while the old dwarf's hands were full of fighting spirit, and he threw the white spear Cover with a layer of gold.

Rin looked nervously at the black lines in the distance, and he reminded in a low voice: "Master, it's coming!"

The earth covered by black lines began to shake violently, and countless cracks opened, black mist gushed out from it, and countless wild gods condensed out of the mist, they gathered in groups, and then began to gallop, directly toward the body The huge fortress that was comparable to a mountain peak rushed forward, like a black wave that could destroy everything.

And Joshua glanced at the Rage God army that was gathering in front of him, rushing towards him like a tide, and seemed to recall something.

“It’s really a big scene that I haven’t seen in a long time.

He grinned, revealing his white teeth, and smiled.